Bobby Jenks, a World Series champion launcher who played for the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, revealed on Saturday that he was treated for stomach cancer.
Jenks talked about his illness with MLB.com while he was in a hospital in Portugal. He expressed the optimism he would be able to recover in time to come back for a second season as a manager of Windy City Thunderbolts, who plays in the League Frontier.
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The Chicago launcher, Bobby Jenks, is congratulated by the receiver Toby Hall after the White Sox beat the giants 3-1at at & t Park in San Francisco, on May 17, 2008. (Phil Carter-USA today Sports)
“Now it’s time to do what I have to do to improve and have more time, but you want to look at it,” he said on the website. “I’m going to tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.”
Jenks, 43, played seven years in the majors and was two stars twice. He made 32 appearances and six stops in his recruit season in 2005. He then helped the White Sox in a World Series title.
In 2007, he withdrew 41 consecutive strikers, which corresponded to a record for a relief launcher.
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The Chicago White Sox launcher, Bobby Jenks, launched against the Orioles of Camden Yards in Baltimore, on July 30, 2006. (James Lang-Usa today Sports)
He achieved an MPM of 3.40 and 173 stops for Chicago in 329 games over six years. He had a season with the Red Sox before moving away from the game.
The White Sox sent their wells to Jenks on social networks.
Boston’s Red Sox launcher, Bobby Jenks, launched the Philadelphia Phillies on June 28, 2011. (AP photo / Matt Slocum, file)
“We are holding with you, Bobby Jenks,” wrote the team in an Instagram post.
